> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.astera.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.astera.com/astera-studio/chat/chat-outputs.md).

# Chat Outputs

Astera Studio doesn't just answer with text. A single chat can produce a styled Excel report, a Dashboard, a Dataprep recipe, a code block, a form, or any of more than a dozen structured output types. Each of these arrives as a Generated Result — a card in the chat thread plus a richer view in the right-side Output panel — and can be downloaded, opened in its own editor, or saved into the workspace with one click.

### Types of Output

| Content type                     | What it looks like                                              | Use case                                                    |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Excel / CSV / Data Table         | A spreadsheet preview with sheets and cells, or a tabular grid. | Reports, exports, structured analysis.                      |
| Dashboard                        | An embedded chart layout — KPIs, charts, tiles.                 | Visualised summaries; see Dashboards from Chat.             |
| Dataprep                         | A recipe canvas with transformation steps.                      | Repeatable data pipelines; see Datapreps from Chat.         |
| Code                             | A syntax-highlighted code block with a language tag.            | SQL queries, Python snippets, JSON payloads.                |
| Markdown / HTML                  | Rendered rich text.                                             | Briefs, documentation, formatted explanations.              |
| Form / Questionnaire / Task List | An interactive widget the user can fill in.                     | Human-in-the-loop steps inside an agentic flow.             |
| Image                            | A rendered image (chart, diagram).                              | Visual outputs from analysis tools.                         |
| Python Output                    | A code block plus its execution result.                         | Notebook-style outputs.                                     |
| MCP Offer / Connection Offer     | A connection card the AI proposes installing.                   | Inline calls to action — see Connectors in Workspaces docs. |

### The Output Panel 

The Output panel is the right-hand panel that opens whenever you click a Generated Result card. It is the workbench for the artifact — view it, inspect its source, download the file, save it back to the workspace, and switch between drafts if the AI produced multiple versions. 

<img src="/files/53MvcePjmQ2QrHg3ZS3s" alt="" height="278" width="576">

### Saving to the Workspace with Add All&#x20;

Downloads are great for one-off exports. To keep an artifact alive in Astera Studio — so you can @-mention it later, schedule it through an Automation, or share it via the Catalog — save it into the workspace.&#x20;

1. Open the Output panel.&#x20;
2. Click Add All in the Output Files section. (To save a single file instead, click the folder icon next to that specific file.)&#x20;

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3. Astera Studio places each file into the workspace category that matches its type — Excel and CSV go to Source Files, dashboards to Dashboards, datapreps to Datapreps, and so on.&#x20;
4. The item appears in the Workspace Panel immediately. From there you can rename it, publish it to the Catalog, or reference it in a future chat.&#x20;

<img src="/files/1t4f7efv7zwsBZOaZUXW" alt="" height="430" width="468">

Multiple Drafts and Versions&#x20;

If you ask the AI to refine, edit, or regenerate an artifact, it produces a new draft rather than overwriting the existing one. The Output panel shows them as a stack.&#x20;

* Draft dropdown — the chevron next to the artifact title opens a list of every draft produced in this chat, newest first.&#x20;

<img src="/files/Ockp0PcT128n6RRUwV8D" alt="" height="92" width="576">

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* **Side-by-side compare** (if available) — diffs let you see exactly what changed between drafts.&#x20;
* **Save the draft you want** — Add All saves the currently-open draft. Switch to a different draft and click Add All again if you want both in the workspace.&#x20;


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